Village Gives Latest Construction Updates In Glenview

GLENVIEW, IL — As the temperatures continue to go up, a number of construction projects continue to progress. Here is a rundown of a few, courtesy of the Village website:

Dewes and Harlem: The Village is adding traffic calming measures and pedestrian safety improvements along Dewes Street between Shermer and Harlem and on Harlem Avenue between Linneman and Golf.

Officials said this project followed resident feedback about speeding. The Village's Traffic Committee deployed speed boards and selective enforcement to address the concerns, and further review by the Village's traffic consultant resulted in the following proposed improvements:

• Striped on-street parking to narrow travel lanes.
• Curb bumpouts to narrow the roadway pavement area and reduce the length of pedestrian crosswalks.
• Spruce, Elm, & Lincoln intersections.
• Mid-block between 2303 and 2249 Dewes
• Median island at the Washington intersection to narrow the roadway, require drivers to adjust vehicle movement, and reduce the length of pedestrian crosswalk.

Work on this project is expected to begin this week. Learn more about the Dewes and Harlem project here.

Central Road Pedestrian Bridge: The pedestrian bridge that crosses the river on Central Parkway will be closed this fall as the Park District installs a new bridge. Work is set to begin on Aug. 4 and is expected to be completed by Sept. 23, weather permitting. Officials said the scope of work calls for the existing bridge to be removed. Then new concrete footings will be installed, and a new pre-fabricated bridge can be put in place. Next, the bridge concrete decking and approach sidewalks will be poured. The Park District will provide construction updates at glenviewparks.org/capital-projects.